Tesla Gets Planning Commission Approval for San Antonio Store

Tesla may be barred from sales activity in Texas, but it wants to build a new store in San Antonio, and has just received approval from the city’s planning commission. The request now moves to the city council which will decide if it should rezone the land for Tesla’s proposed store. Tesla isn’t applying for a license to sell cars in the area, but is asking the city to change the land use category on 4.563 acres from “mixed use center” to “regional center.” After a full review of the potential fiscal and neighborhood impacts, the planning commission approved the rezoning request. SEE ALSO: As Predicted, Tesla Loses Legislative Battle In Texas “The subject property’s location along a major roadway and in an area that has seen rather extensive commercial development, make it appropriate for Regional Center land use classification,” stated the City of San Antonio’s Planning C...